Amphicarpum
Amphicarpum | |
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Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Panicodae |
Tribe: | Paniceae |
Subtribe: | |
Genus: | Amphicarpum Kunth[1] |
Type species | |
(syn of A. amphicarpon) Kunth
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Amphicarpum (common name maidencane)[2] is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.[3][4]
Description[]
Amphicarpum is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States. [5] It is usually found in wetlands near rivers and lakes. The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and the an underground type which self-fertilizes. [6]
- (Pursh) Nash - MA NJ NY DE FL GA MD NC SC VA
- Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum (Schult.) Hitchc. - AL FL GA NC SC
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1829. Révision des Graminées 1(2): 28
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Amphicarpum Kunth, maidencane
- ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ "Amphicarpum". County-level distribution maps from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
- ^ "Amphicarpum amphicarpon". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Kewe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The Plant List search for Amphicarpum
External links[]
- "Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh's blue maidencane)". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society.
Categories:
- Panicoideae
- Poaceae genera
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Panicoideae stubs